The push towards DRM-free distribution has come in fits and spurts; Louis CK helped pioneer and popularize the model, but to date there still hasn't been a centralized hub where you can buy high-quality comedy, for a little bit of money, that the artist gets to keep.

And while five dollars is five dollars any way you slice it, it's worth noting that—unlike nearly any distribution model in the history of people making money off of creativity—Splitsider Presents makes sure that the artist actually gets paid. Seventy-percent of proceeds ends up in the auteur's pockets, with the rest going towards bandwidth, transaction and legal fees, and a small cut for Splitsider.